FNUS73 KGID 231316
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
716 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BARREL THROUGH THE AREA
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS MORNING...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS ALREADY BUILDING
IN BEHIND THE FRONT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL BE AT LEAST A
3 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. BESIDES GUSTY WINDS...A SOLID SHIELD OF
LOW CLOUDS AND SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE...ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...AND
BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT AS A SURFACE RIDGE AXIS BUILDS IN. ON
WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT IN EASTERN AREAS...BUT PICK UP
SLIGHTLY FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN WESTERN AREAS. CLOUD
COVER IS A SOMEWHAT TOUGH CALL WEDNESDAY...AS A RIBBON OF STRATUS
COULD LINGER MUCH OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING
                    SNOW. SCATTERED FLURRIES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 13.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100223.MACON.01/GID